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April 23: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China
Updated: Apr 23, 2020
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On April 22, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 10 new cases of confirmed infections (6 imported cases and 4 indigenous cases, 3 in Heilongjiang province and 1 in Guangdong province), no new cases of suspected infections, and no deaths. 56 patients were released from hospital after being cured. 824 people who had had close contact with infected patients were freed from medical observation. Serious cases decreased by 15.
As of 24:00 on April 22, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps had reported 1,616 cases of imported confirmed infections and no deaths. In all, 823 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital. There still remained 793 confirmed cases (including 37 in serious condition) and 16 suspected cases.
As of 24:00 on April 22, the National Health Commission had received 82,798 reports of confirmed cases and 4,632 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and in all 77,207 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital. There still remained 959 confirmed cases (including 63 in serious condition) and 20 suspected cases. So far, 728,049 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 8,429 are now under medical observation.
On April 22, Hubei province reported no new cases of confirmed infections, no new cases of suspected infections, and no deaths. 28 patients (all in Wuhan) were released from hospital after being cured.
As of 24:00 on April 22, Hubei had reported 68,128 cases of confirmed infections (including 50,333 in Wuhan) and 4,512 deaths (including 3,869 in Wuhan). In all, 63,547 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital, including 46,395 in Wuhan. There still remained 69 confirmed cases (all in Wuhan), with 2 in serious condition (both in Wuhan). There were no suspected cases.
On April 22, 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 27 new asymptomatic cases (including 1 imported case). 31 asymptomatic cases were freed from medical observation (including 7 imported cases) and 3 became confirmed cases (all are indigenous cases). As of 24:00 on April 22, 984 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation (including 166 imported cases).
As of 24:00 on April 22, 1,504 confirmed infections had been reported in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan province: 1,033 in Hong Kong (4 had been dead and 678 had been cured and discharged from hospital), 45 in Macao (26 had been cured and discharged from hospital) and 426 in Taiwan (6 had been dead and 236 had been cured and discharged from hospital).
